JACKSON, Miss.–The former CEO of a credit union who had left the post to go to work for the county here has been indicted for alleged embezzlement during his term at the CU.
Stephen Hopkins, the director of administration for Hinds County, Miss., was arrested and charged with the crimes, but months after a grand jury had handed down the indictment.
According to WLBT, Hopkins was indicted in October 2021, but he was not arrested until June 29, 2022, when police in Ridgeland, Miss., ran a background check on the county official after he was in a car accident.
Hinds County deputies picked him up and transported him to the Raymond Detention Center, where he was later released on a $15,000 bond, WLBT reported.
The indictment alleges that between Jan. 1, 2019 January 31, 2021, Hopkins, 42, “embezzled and converted to his own use at least $15,000″ from his former employer, HealthPlus FCU in Jackson, where he was CEO.
Violent Offenders Prioritized
District Attorney Jody Owens told WLBT he was unsure why it took so long for Hopkins to be served.
“That question has to be given to the warrants division. When it was filed, it was filed in the circuit clerk’s office and then sent to the warrants division of the sheriff’s office,” he said.
Owens said about 2,000 indictments are handed down by his office each year, and the sheriff’s department prioritizes serving violent offenders, according to WLBT.
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